SciFi Power Ranking – July 14, 2008

Posted by Brian Fegter

9 years ago

Another power ranking and still no sign of Hancock. Why not? Because all the fan sites flat out ignored it leading up to release. Because the press was bad. Because the movie was released on a Tuesday to inflate the box office before word got out that it was less than great. And, now, because people have seen it and the word is out. Hancock is positively bleeding its audience away, losing between 10 and 15 percent of its audience day to day. Wall-E, in contrast, dropped only two percent a day over the same period despite having been in theaters longer. Which one do you think people will still care about a year from now?

But enough of what didn’t make the Power Ranking … only three returning titles this week, read on to see what’s new!

Hellboy II: The Golden ArmyBig Red’s on the big screen and he is, indeed, golden. The amazing thing here is that these films are how del Toro finances his more personal projects. If all sell-out movies were this good, nobody would ever complain.

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The Dark KnightYes, I’ve been debating whether or not this is scifi enough to include, but it just hurts too much to keep it out. Christopher Nolan could write a textbook on how to do a comic book franchise right.

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Wall-EThe little robot’s got staying power in a big, big way. You can dupe people into seeing a bad movie once, but films that hang around do so for only one reason: They’re really good.

FringeHey, JJ Abrams, how’s this for a good way to start the day? Your latest TV series hasn’t even aired yet but already The Hollywood Reporter has anointed it the hit of the season.

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CapricaAnyone else remember how everybody assumed the Battlestar Galactica revival would be horrible? How times have changed … the Caprica spin-off is coming and fans are all over these first stills.

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HeroesYes, the abortive second season was a step back from Season One but it’s still my fave scifi oriented TV show right now and new webisodes and spoiler leaks are promising good things in Season Three.

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WatchmenTwo weeks ago people were buzzing because the film had officially entered the editing stage, now they’re worked up because the trailer will be in front of The Dark Knight. Rather an excitable lot, those guys…